Newsletter No 10, Friday 29 November

News From the Principal

What a busy and exciting term it has been at Hobart City High School! Our students have embraced every opportunity with enthusiasm and excellence, making this term one to remember.

We have had a strong focus on building our school climate and sense of belonging. Our school improvement target for School Climate was to achieve >54% medium to high engagement. We are excited to share that HCHS achieved 62% medium to high engagement in this domain – illustrating the target being met and exceeded.

The SIP Target for School Belonging was to improve from 64% in 2023 to achieve >69% medium to high engagement in 2024. The 2024 data illustrates that HCHS achieved 67% medium to high engagement in this domain – illustrating the target has yet to be met, however pleasing progress was made.

The Year 7 surfing excursion was a wonderful experience, with students developing new skills and building their resilience on the waves. The Ignite Arts Showcase was another highlight, celebrating the incredible creativity and talent within our school community. Thank you to everyone involved in making this such an amazing evening.

We are incredibly proud of our Solar Car Challenge team, who are preparing to compete at the National Final in Sydney—good luck to these innovative and hardworking students as they represent our school on the big stage! We also wish our Solar Boat team good luck in the finals on Monday.

On the sporting front, our teams represented our school with pride at the Southern Basketball Championships, showcasing teamwork, skill, and determination. A huge thanks to all the coaches who generously gave up their time to support our students preparing and at the event.

It was also a pleasure to welcome our future Year 7 students at the Year 6 Orientation Day. Their excitement and eagerness to begin their High School journey was inspiring and we look forward to supporting them as they transition to Hobart City High School.

As we approach the end of the year, I encourage everyone to keep our 4Bs front of mind: Be Respectful, Be Responsible, Be Safe and Be a Learner. These values are the foundation of our school culture and will help us finish the year strong, both academically and socially. Adhering to our 4Bs and displaying our values of courage, growth, respect, responsibility and connection will ensure all students get to participate in all the exciting end of year events.

Thank you for your continued support and partnership in making Hobart City High School a place where our students can thrive academically, socially and emotionally.

Britany, Holly & Andrew

Student Wall Of Achievement

Congratulations to all our inductees for the 2024 Student Wall of Achievement! A lovely ceremony to celebrate our student successes.

Tasmanian Solar Challenge

This year we had 25 students in years 8 to 10 participate in the Tasmanian Solar Challenge.  This competition involves designing, building, and racing solar powered cars and boats.  The HCHS team built 7 cars and 4 boats making it the largest team in Tasmania.  HCHS hosted the statewide car competition on Saturday the 2^nd of November and finished in 4^th place.  This was an excellent result and qualified them to enter the national competition in Sydney on the 7^th and 8^th of December.  The statewide boat competition is on Monday the 2^nd of December at Friends School.  The hard work and enthusiasm by all students participating in this program shows the passion for learning STEM at HCHS.

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Year 7 Surfing Excursion

All Year 7's had a great time on their surfing excursion at Clifton Beach on a beautiful day with perfect waves. Students rotated between surfing, beach activities, and a beach walk.

Big Picture News

Charlee-Anna - Year 11

Charlee-Anna has recently been selected in the national team for Roller Derby - Team Australia. Congratulations Charlee!  Charlee’s dedication to Roller Derby involves 2 training sessions a week, gym sessions, games, boot camps and interstate travel.

Harry - Year 11

Congratulations to Harry for completing a Certificate I in Automotive at Elizabeth College and receiving the outstanding student award for vocational preparation.

Hamish – Year 11

Congratulations Hamish for completing a Certificate I in Defence Skills at Claremont College and receiving the VET ADF Student Achievement Award for his class and the Charles Palmer Memorial Trophy. Hamish has been a Big Picture student since Year 9. Hamish has been able to explore his learning through internships at Tas Rail and Derwent Valley Railway. In Year 10, Hamish did work experience with the ADF and started a regular internship at the Anglesea Barracks Army Museum as well as participating in cadets and taking on a leadership role. We are grateful to Patrick Sullivan, Warrant Officer Craig Jeffrey (below) and the workplace hosts supporting Hamish on his ADF journey.

Digital Photography News

Photography is an art form that offers opportunities to engage students with the latest technologies.

Photography provides a platform for students to express their creativity and explore visual storytelling. By experimenting with angles, lighting, composition, and editing, students learn to think artistically and make aesthetic decisions. This creative exploration can help nurture a sense of individuality and imagination.

Photography continues to be a popular medium not only for documenting moments, but also a powerful tool for defining our identity in a constantly changing world.

In today's digital age, nearly everyone has access to a camera through smartphones, making photography more ingrained in daily life than ever before. Whether it's for preserving memories, expressing creativity, connecting with others, or documenting history, photography has become an important part of modern life, shaping both individual experiences and cultural narratives.

At HCHS we have three senior Digital Photography classes.

Our photography teachers decided to give students the opportunity to exhibit their digital photographs by organising a digital photography competition.

Students from all three digital photography classes were invited to enter, plus any other keen photographers within the school.

We asked students to enter their photographs into any of the six categories of the Elements of Design: Tone, Texture, Shape, Form, Line and Colour.  What a fantastic way to engage students in exploring the fundamental principles of visual design through photography! We wanted the competition to be as broad as possible so that every student had the opportunity to enter.

The standard of entries was high, and this made judging a difficult task.  However, there were some stand out entries which have been successful.  We had a selection of judges who deliberated long and hard and we finally were able to agree on an overall winner, a winner for all 6 categories and 6 judges’ commendations – one for each category.

The overall winner:     Oscar N. Year 9

Winner of the Line category:                                         Oscar N. Year 9

Judges’ commendation:                                                   Jacob C.  Year 10

Winner of the Shape category:                                      Breeana C. Year 10

Judges’ commendation:                                                   Zailee J.   Year 9

Winner of the Texture category:                                  Ryan J. Year 10            

Judges’ commendation:                                                   Emmi S.  Year 10

Winner if the Tone category:                                         An L. Year 10

Judges’ commendation:                                                   Khushi K. Year 10

Winner of the Colour category:                                     Mia P. Year 10                              

Judges’ commendation:                                                    Jemma V. Year 10

Winner of the Form category:                                        Lachie M. Year 10     

Judges’ commendation:                                                    Henry G. Year 7

We thank all the students who participated in the Digital Photography competition and offer our congratulations to the winning students.

Students will be recognised in assembly and be presented with their prizes.

The exhibition of photos will remain on display until the end of the year at the NT Campus.                   

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Southern Basketball Championships

We had 59 students representing our school at the Southern Basketball Championships. Well done to our 7 Hobart City High School teams. Big thanks to the coaches who have generously given up their time to support our students at this event: Noah, Tom, Oscar, Sam, Matt, Ty Williams, Dan Howard and Damien Martin.

Science & Engineering Bridge Visit

Dynamic Science & Engineering students visited the main site compound for the new Bridgewater Bridge and toured the Pre-cast Facility. We learnt about the bridge construction process and the construction and engineering career pathways that are available within the large-scale construction industry.

Enrolment For Year 11 And 12 For Hobart City High School For 2025

If you wish to enrol in year 11 or 12, please click the link below.

https://forms.office.com/r/WQQkQMkUzw

Canvas Parent

Hobart City High School is pleased to announce parent access to Canvas – our Department’s Learning Management System. 

We will be using Canvas Parent to enhance the way our school communicates with families about the learning progress of their children. Canvas Parent will enable parents/carers to review their child’s upcoming or past assignments and see teacher feedback on their child’s learning. 

To start using Canvas Parent: 

• Access Canvas Parent at:  https://canvasobserver.education.tas.gov.au/ 

• How to log in to Canvas as a parent 

• Other support documentation can be found here: https://www.decyp.tas.gov.au/canvas-parent/ 

To provide you with access to Canvas Parent we require up to date email information for parents/carers. Please contact our office if you would like to update this information. 

We look forward to embarking on this journey and strengthening our connection with our parent and carer community

Year 10 Geography Environmental Studies

For Geography, students in Year 10 are conducting a local investigation into the New Town Rivulet and Derwent River as part of our Environmental Change and Management Unit. Last week students tested water and undertook field observations to investigate the human impact on our waterways. The field data collected will be used in their assessment for the term. It was great to take our Geography learning outside the classroom.

Friends of Hobart City High School

The old scholars are working with the school and Friends of Hobart City High School with the following:

Ogilvie Campus Garden- A unused garden at the Ogilvie Campus, adjacent to New Town Primary school, is being revitalised by old scholars to enable its utilisation by students in 2025.

Working bees are scheduled for Saturday 7 December 10.30 am to 1 pm and Wednesday 22 January also 10.30 am to 1 pm.

The old scholars welcome any former students, families or friends to participate.

For more information, please call John Barker on 0412 906 328.

Boys Of The Blue Triangle 

Join in with the BOYS OF THE BLUE TRIANGLE every Thursday morning 6:45 am-8:00 am commencing 16th January 2025

WHAT:   A men’s only health and fitness program arranged by experienced members of the NTHS&Tech Old Scholars Association as Men’s health and wellness is an important community wide issue.

WHY: To help look after each other, to minimize the physical and mental pain we may experience throughout life, to make new mates, catch up with old mates …..or to settle any old scores!!!  

WHERE:  The pavilion at the New Town campus, Midwood St New Town.

HOW: Just show up any Thursday AFTER 16 Jan 2025 @ 6:45 am, wear your House colours, bring a drink bottle and be dressed ready for physical activity. It’s recommended you see your doctor before commencing any physical activity you are unaccustomed to.

HOW MUCH:

1/ All participants pay a once only joining fee of $20 to become members of the NTHS&TOSA Inc., (this allows for Public Liability cover for all participants). The revenue collected supports approved NTHS&TechOSA projects arranged by the NTHS&TechOSA executive committee.

2/ All participants pay $5 for each Thursday morning session. This revenue is shared equally between the NTHS&TOSA and the Hobart City High School (HCHS) management.

3/ Fees are collected at the door each week. EFTPOS is preferred as the funds funnel directly into the NTHS&TOSA account.

WHO CAN ATTEND: Any former NTHS&Tech old scholar, male teacher, father of an old scholar may be accepted as full members of the NTHS&TechOSA. In addition male parents/guardians of current or former students of the HCHS may attend and be accepted as members of the NTHS&TechOSA.  New members will be enrolled upon attending their first Thursday morning session. 

ALL OLD and young BOYS WELCOME TO THE REGISTRATION & INFORMATION SESSION 16^th January 2025 to kick off THE BOYS OF THE BLUE TRIANGLE PROGRAM.

LET US KNOW OF YOUR INTEREST, & QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.

Chat with: Rick Cazaly 0438215795 or Peter Hope 0409141136

Have Your Say On Foundational Supports

Have your say on Foundational Supports

Governments are working together to design and deliver additional disability supports in the community.

These additional supports are called Foundational Supports and are separate to those delivered through the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) or mainstream services.

The Department of Social Services want feedback and ideas on how to design Foundational Supports for families and children aged under 9 in their care where there is a developmental concern, delay and/or disability.

Share your thoughts by:

• completing the online questionnaire or providing a submission
• adding a comment to the Ideas Wall
• joining the Tasmanian online workshop on Tuesday 19 November 7-9pm.

Visit engage.dss.gov.au/Foundational-Supports

Calling All Parents, Carers And Mentors

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Important Dates

2 - 4 December - Elizabeth College Connect (Year 10)

3 December - School Association Meeting - 5:30pm - 7:00pm

3 December - International Day of Persons with Disabilities

10 December - Human Rights Day

13 December - Year 9 and 10 Beach Day - Roches Beach and Seven Mile

16 December - Year 8 & 9 Celebration Assemblies - OC

16 December - Year 7 Beach Day - Kingston Beach 

16 December - Celebration Dinner - Wrest Point Casino - 6:00pm - 9:00pm

17 December - Year 7 Celebration Assembly - OC

17 December - Year 8 Beach Day - Kingston Beach

18 December - Awards Evening - NTC 

19 December - Year 10 Final Assembly - NTC

19 December - Term 4 Concludes